I thought I would bring you something different today. Obviously we all love the cars that are featured here, but there is always room to appreciate other forms of luxury travel and bask in the glory of what they have to offer! If you want to kick back and relax on your journey, trains can be just as luxurious and impressive as some of the cars we have written about.
Plenty of people across the globe – typically those with considerable means – have things like private planes and private yachts. But a private train? That’s unique – but there is still a collection of train enthusiasts who own their own, private rail cars.
These aren’t your typical rail cars, though – in many cases, they’re gaudy, ornate luxury cars with bells and whistles similar to those found on some of the priciest private yachts in the world.
Saturday was National Train Day, and to honor the occasion photos of some of the fanciest, private rail cars in America were splashed across social media websites – and these rail cars make Amtrak’s big, cushiony seats seem like a plastic bench at a bus stop.
Many of the owners of these ornate rail cars put their luxurious rides on display in places like Miami, Tampa and Washington D.C. to celebrate National Train Day.
‘People forget that that’s what built this country,’ Borden Black, the executive director of the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners, told Wired.com.
Black reportedly saw more than 10,000 people walk through her own private rail car when it was on display during a previous National Train Day in Chicago.
‘It’s great to watch the kids who have never seen anything like the insides of these rail cars.’
Who needs a hotel? During cross-country travel, those lucky enough to travel in a private rail car have no need for hotel rooms – everything they need is on board.
If you need some cars in your day, now we have filled your mind with trains, come and check out what we can offer you on our website